Description
This Côtes du Jura from Emilie Gérard’s Domaine du Pont de Breux is indeed a Savagnin made using the ‘ouillé’ method (non-oxidative). One appreciates the aromatic complexity, the power and the incomparable minerality of this iconic Jura grape variety. The wine boasts a deep, luminous golden colour. The nose is breathtaking in its complexity and depth: candied lemon, exotic fruits, chamomile, sweet spices… On the palate, it has a slightly oily texture, with a hint of reduction that lends the wine an extra touch of character. The power and mineral tension engage in a harmonious tug-of-war which, combined with the wine’s few years of ageing, gives the whole a considerable gastronomic dimension. Lobster in curry sauce, a morel mushroom sauce, farfalle with porcini mushrooms, well-matured Jura cheeses… the range is vast and the tasting pleasure unique.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
The Pont de Breux Côtes du Jura Savagnin 2018 vintage in detail:
- Grape variety: 100% Savagnin
- Soil type: This wine comes from the ‘Pont de Breux’ plot. The soils are fairly heavy marl with some outcrops of Kimmeridgian limestone (the same as in the Chablis vineyards), which can lend the wines a mineral character.
- Altitude: 300 metres
- Age of vines: 30 years.
- Vinification and ageing: Hand-harvested. Direct pressing of whole bunches, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts; malolactic fermentation carried out. Aged for 12 months in vats. Bottled without fining or filtration.
- Alcohol content: 13% ABV
What to eat with a Côtes du Jura Savagnin from Domaine du Pont de Breux?
- Veal medallions with morel mushrooms
- Lobster in curry sauce
- Farfalle with porcini mushrooms and grated Grana Padano
- Exotic cuisine
- Jura cheeses (Comté, Tommes)
